Ogun State Resident Cry Say Elephant Don Turn Human Hunter for Itasin Imobi, Pipu Still Dey Suffer Bad Road, No Light & Costly School Transport

Na so for Itasin Imobi inside Ogun State, wild elephant don turn landlord for bush and tenant for street. The mata wey start like normal wildlife gist don turn to tears and blood as dem big ear animals dey waka enter pipu farm, scatter cassava, and sometimes attack human beings wey no send dem. Ogun State Resident don talk say na only for film dem see this kind thing before, but now na dem dey act the movie live.

One old man for the area yarn say, “If you hear say elephant dey waka for your backyard for Lagos, na joke. But here, na real life. You fit waka go fetch water, next thing na elephant you go jam.” The wahala don make pipu dey fear go farm or even waka pass some path wey dey lead to market.

Government eye never still turn reach here, and the villagers don dey beg say make dem bring forest guard or wildlife experts wey go help control the matter before elephant go do naming ceremony for the community.

Ogun State Resident Shout Say No Water, No Light — But Plenty Elephant

As if elephant wahala no do, the village still dey suffer heavy for infrastructure side. Potable water na dream, na stream and rainwater dem dey manage drink. Electricity? Abeg forget am. If you see light here, e mean say maybe heaven open and angel press wrong switch.

One woman yarn say, “We go buy generator fuel wey go finish in two days, and na so we go dey dark again. Elephant fit see you for road because dem get better night vision pass human beings here.” Na so darkness and wahala don become twin brothers for Itasin Imobi.

Pipu don dey talk say e funny reach one level because even with all this wahala, dem elephant no ever carry solar panel come for body. If dem go come disturb human being, make dem at least drop small light or borehole, abi?

Ogun State Resident Lament Say Education Don Turn Luxury for Pikin

For children wey dey go Imobi Community High School for Oke Igbaga, wahala no small. Parents dey cough up to ₦2,500 every day for transport because road bad and school dey far. That kain money fit feed small family for two days, but here na daily transport bill.

Some pikin dey waka long distance because parents no fit pay transport, and dem go still dodge elephant for bush path. E be like say na survival training plus education dem dey do here. One pikin even talk say, “School dey like war zone — you go fight hunger, bad road, and elephant before you fit learn ABC.”

Pipu don beg government make dem repair road and give better transport arrangement so that education no go turn to rich man sport. Because as e be now, if you ask pikin for Itasin Imobi wetin dem fear pass, na elephant first, then school fees second.